LEASK, Dr. John (SINGAPORE), M.B., Ch.M., Edin., J.P.; Colonial Surgeon Resident; b. July 11, 1856, 5th s. of Henry Leask, J. P., of Swartland and Harkisgarth, Sandwick, Orkney; m. 1884, Alice, 2nd d. of R. P. Trute, Stoke, Devon. Educ.: Madras College; St. Andrews: Edinburgh University; graduated 1879. Travelled in Australia and South Sea Islands, 1880-81; District Surgeon, Inanda Division of Victoria County, Natal, 1882; Colonial Surgeon, Malacca, 1891; Colonial surgeon Resident, Penang, 1893; Colonial Surgeon Resident, Singapore, 1897; acting Principal Civil Medical Officer, Straits Settlements, 1901; Hon. Life Member, St. John's Ambulance Association, 1888; D.D.G.M., Eastern Archipelago, 1888; Coroner for Singapore. Publications: Contributions to Medical Journals. Clubs: Singapore; Penang; Sepoy Lines Golf; Penang Golf; Tanglin. Address: Mount Farquhar, Sepoy Lines, Singapore.